168th Street & 144th Avenue
The three-way junction of 168th Street and 144th Avenue is in Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Rockaway Blvd/144 Rd, is 1,290 feet away for the Q6, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Rockaway Blvd/144 Rd, 1,290 feet away, for the Q6.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Rockaway Blvd/144 Rd Q61,290 feetQ6
Next buses at this stop
- Q6 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at North Conduit Avenue & Belt Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 156-04 Rockaway Boulevard Gas station1,320 feet
- 135-30 140th Street Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11434
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- South Conduit Avenue & 168th Street 60 feet
- 167th Street & 144th Avenue 250 feet
- South Conduit Avenue & 167th Street 340 feet
- South Conduit Avenue & 175th Street 350 feet
- 166th Street & 144th Avenue 520 feet
- South Conduit Avenue & 166th Street 630 feet
- South Conduit Avenue & 176th Street 660 feet
- 168th Street & 144th Drive 660 feet
See every intersection along 144th Avenue or 168th Street.